Which modern day children's books will become classics?

We’ve had the BBC’s best children’s books of all time and not a single one was published after 1968, so what are the future classics, books written in the last few years that people will still be reading in 50 or even 100 years time? Join in our discussion to predict the future classics!

Many of you got slightly peeved with the BBC’s best children’s books of all time list which only included books that were published more than 35 years ago, not even newbie Harry Potter made the grade, and that was published last millennium!

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@GdnChildrensBks Also, @satoshikitamura , Michael Foreman, @OliverJeffers write wonderful timeless picturebooks that deserve to be classics.

@EmilyDrabs I was discussing this with someone just this morning! Rooftoppers and The Last Wild trilogy, for sure.

@GdnChildrensBks Heard you're looking for future Children's Classics - Can I throw London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd into the ring please?

@GdnChildrensBks @burstofbeaden This is Not My Hat and @OliverJeffers Once Upon an Alphabet HAVE to be there.

@GdnChildrensBks I think probably When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead and (if young adult is allowed) I'll Give You The Sun.

@EmilyDrabs Varjak Paw, across nightingale floor, Jimmy Coates books. Most exciting adventures with heart. Overlooked now but quality lasts.

@GdnChildrensBks @EmilyDrabs Feather Boy by Nicky Singer. #futureclassics http://ift.tt/1y0jkBo

@EmilyDrabs Rooftoppers - Katherine Rundell has timeless classic feel + Boy in Striped Pyjamas for emotional impact @GdnChildrensBks

@GdnChildrensBks I think probably When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead and (if young adult is allowed) I'll Give You The Sun.

@EmilyDrabs @GdnChildrensBks In India, The Forest of Stories by Devdutt Patnaik. Skellig by David Almond.

@EmilyDrabs @GdnChildrensBks The Book Thief - will always be topical with WWII theme, beautifully written & utterly heartbreaking.

@EmilyDrabs @whatSFSaid @philipreeve1 Harry Potter classics. Illustrations will take on new form as in this interpretation bit,ly/1wyAm72

@GdnChildrensBks @theprettybooks Definitely Rooftoppers and The Wolf Wilder by @kdbrundell & 5 Children on Western Front by Kate Saunders!

@EmilyDrabs 100 years is a really, really long time, but Rebecca Stead's 'Liar and Spy' is brilliant enough to stand the test, maybe...

@whatSFSaid @EmilyDrabs Culture is changing faster and faster. I'd be surprised if there are still books at all.

@EmilyDrabs Probably Harry Potter, given the age & gender span of its fans. Relatively timeless setting.

@EmilyDrabs How I Live Now because of its authentic approach to a deadly, rural setting and how uniquely relatable it is to teenagers.

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